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IBONING-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ang. 26, 1919.

App1icaton filed March 16, 1918. Serial No. 222,889.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS MC-CUL- LoUGr-I, acitizen of the United States, residing at Medicine Lodge, in the countyof Barber and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ironing-Boards, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in ironing boardsand the primary object of the invention is to provide an ironing boardthat is portable said board being provided with depending supports thatwhen inoperative are adapted to be folded beneath the board, but whenoperative,` swing down and are interengaged to securely support theboard in operative positon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a portable ironing boardof this character that is provided adjacent one end with a pivotallyconnected iron holder stand that horizontal plane, and which is providedwith a guide portion said stand being adapted when not in use to swingbeneath the board, but when operative swings outwardly adjacent one sidethereof to support an iron.

A further object of the invention is to provide a portable ironing boardof this charcter that is provided with a supplenieny tal smaller boardadapted `to be superposed thereover, said small board being pivotall'yconnected with the main board, so that it is adapted to swing outwardlywhen not in use.

Vith these and numerous other objects in view, my invention consists ofthe novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of partswhich will be herein referred to and more particularly pointed out inthe specication and claim.

In the accompanying drawings;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the ironing board in operative position,

Fig 2 is a rear elevation of the board, and

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through one end of the board showing theconnection of one of the supporting members and supplemental boardtherewith.

In describing my invention I shall refer to the drawings in whichsimilar reference characters will designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views.

The numeral 1 designates an ironing board of conventional size and shapewhich is provided at one end thereof with a projecting portion 2 thathas its end provided with a pair of parallel slots 3 therein for apurpose to be hereinafter more fully described. The ironing .board isprovided witha pair of hingedly connected oppositely swingable supports,designated by the numerals el and 5 the support l being longer than thesupport 5 and when operative extending beneath the board from one end tothe other. This supporting member or leg is pivotally connected with theprojecting end 2 of the board by means of a U-shaped bracket (i that hasits opposite side portions positioned through the slots 3 in said end,with its face resting upon the upper surface thereof, as is clearlyshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. 'Ihe end of the supporting leg l ispivoted between the sides of the bracket (3 and this pivoted connectiondesignated by the numeral 7 will be positioned beneath one end of theboard l. The leg -l is swingable upwardly beneath the under surface ofthe board l when inoperative, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed.

The supporting member 5 is formed of a pair of depending legs S whichare hingedly connected at their upper ends as shown at 9, with the lowersurface of the board at a point adjacent the end to which the firstmentioned supporting leg is connected. These depending legs 8 areconnected by a cross strip 10 said strip being preferably formed ofmetal and adapted to it into a socket 11 formed in the upper face of theleg Je when the parts are in operative position, as is clearly shown inFig. 1 of the drawings. This cooperative engagement between thesupporting legs together with the fact that they are so mounted thatthey are adapted to swing oppositely, forms a very secure connection andsupport for the board 1. The board is additionally supported by a hingedbrace 12 that is hinged as shown at 13 to the under surface of the board1 adjacent the outer end thereof, the lower end of said brace beingadapted to fit into a socket 1-1 in the upper face of the leg 4 when thesaid leg is in operative position. This connection is clearly shown inFig. 1 of the drawings. The imder surface of the board is provided witha spring clip 15 that is of ment which comprises a pivoted stand 1Glthat is connected with the undersurface of the board 1 adjacent theinner end thereof,

said stand being swingable horizontally, and adapted to be positionedeither beneath the board 1 or projecting from the edge-thereof tosupport an iron thereon. This stand is circular with a projectingportion that extends beneath the board and is pivotally connectedtherewith as shown at 17 in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The movement of thestand is guided and suppo-rted by a guide member 18 preferably formed ofheavy wire, and having one end connected with the bolt 19 that extendstransversely through the projecting end 2 of the board 1 to-support thebracket 6 therein, while the other end extends outwardly, then beneaththe board being connected at its extremity therewith. The stand 16 isprovided with a handle 18 on its under side so that movement thereof isfacilitated.`

This type of ironing board is provided with a supplemental smaller board'19 that is adaptedto be positioned in superposed relation above themain board 1 as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Thesupplemental board 19 is connected with the main vboard by asubstantially U-shaped bracket 20 h-aving its base portion secured to aprojecting portion of the board 19 at one end thereof, and said sides ofthe bracket extend downwardly and have their extremities mounted on thetransverse bolt 19 through the projecting portion of the main board 1.These extremities are pivotally mounted on the bolt so that thesupplemental board 19 is adapted to .be hingedly counected with the mainboard, so that when not in use it may be swung outwardly so as to be outof the way. The board y1'9 is provided on its underface with astrengthening brace 21 that acts as a spacing member Aand which restsupon'the top of the board 1 when the supplemental board is in operativevposition as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings. Y

In operation, when the various parts of the portable ironing board arepositioned as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, it is obviousthat the main board 1 will be securely supported Iin position and withno likelihood of the supporting means becoming loosened. The operationof the iron support is simple as when it isl desired to use the same itis swung outwardly by grasping the handle 18 its movement beingadditionally' guided and strengthened by the guide wire 18. When it isnot desired to use the supplemental board 19 the same is adapted owingto` its pivoted connection i with the main board 1 to swing outwardly soas to be out of the way. When it is desired to fold the board, thesupport 5 is first swung upwardly beneath the board 1 and then thepivoted brace 12 is engaged with the .spring clasp 15 thereby engagingand holding the suppor-t `5 beneath the board, and then the supportinglleg` t is swung upwardly and engaged with the spring clip 15 whereby allof the supporting parts of the board will be folded beneath the same soas to form-a very compact device of this .charf l ings, it is thoughtthat a clear and comprehensive understanding `of the construction,operation, and advantages of the invention may be had,fand while I haveshown and descri-bed the device asembodying a specific structure, Idesire that it be understood that such changes may be made in saidstructure as do not depart from the spirit' andy scope of the inventionas claimed Having fully described my Y, invention, what I claim as new,vand desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:` j.

The combination with an ironing board, of a support having its upperends pivotally conn'ected'withthe end portion of the board, a' secondsupport having legs pivotally mounted intermediate the length ofy theboard and extendingin cross relation to the fir-st support when in a setup position, a crossybar ,connecting the legs and engaging the firstsupport when the second support is in a set up position, the secondsupport when in a folded position resting flat 'against the ironingvboard, a bracey pivotally connected with oneend-of ythe ironing boardand engaging` thefirst support when in a set up position andengaging thecross bar when in a folded position to retain `the vsecond support in afolded position, anda clipcarried bythe ironing board for-engaging thebrace to retain the brace in a folded position, the rst supporty when ina folded position engaging the brace and being engaged by the 'v chp.` Y

In testimony whereofI afiX my signature hereto. K

THOMAS MCCULIJOUGH.

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